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Cardinals have made a debut album that's all muscle
Cardinals’ debut album ‘Masquerade’ is cohesive, confrontational and fully formed - a statement of intent from a band already looking beyond genre.
Mar 17, 2026 • 8:25 PM
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READ MORE ABOUT CARDINALSREAD MORE ABOUT CARDINALSREAD MORE ABOUT CARDINALSREAD MORE ABOUT CARDINALSREAD MORE ABOUT CARDINALSREAD MORE ABOUT CARDINALSCardinals’ debut album ‘Masquerade’ is cohesive, confrontational and fully formed - a statement of intent from a band already looking beyond genre.
The album 'Masquerade' drops on 13th February via So Young Records.
The track follows the release of the album's title track last month.
Recorded at RAK Studios, with multiple vinyl variants and a cassette release.
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From garden parties with presidents to New York City dreams, Irish indie rockers Cardinals are writing their own rulebook.
The track marks their first new material since their debut EP, with upcoming shows in New York and Europe.
Cork's genre-defying Cardinals channel their city's idiosyncrasies into a dizzying artistic revolution on their brilliant debut EP.